By Sarah perry
After four years as acting
president of the Board of Directors
and nearly 20 years volunteering at
Downtown Greens (DTG), Ryan
Anderson has stepped down from the
Board. Taking his place as president is
Kathy Vining who will be profiled in
the January DTG newsletter.

By A.E.Bayne

“Ring Around The Rosie”
Sally Rhone-K
Kubarek
painting with oils and watercolors, as they
allow her a balance
to printmaking.
Larochelle notes, “Bold patterns, textures
and colors inspire me. To me art is about
how the exciting play of color and the
asymmetrical division of space create a
visual impact.”

Linda Rose Larochelle

Known for her vibrant block
prints and monotypes, Larochelle says

The UUFF Gallery
will host local artists Linda
Rose Larochelle and Sally
Rhone-K
Kubarek with their
show Variations during
January
and
February
2017.
Join us for an
opening
reception
on
Sunday, January 6, 2017,
between 11:45 a.m. and
1:30 p.m., where the artists
will be available to answer
questions and talk about
their work.

Sally Rhone-K
Kubarek

Linda
Rose
Larochelle is a graduate of
the San Francisco Art
“ Member of the Wedding”, Linda Rose Larochelle
Institute and has done
graduate work at the
textures, patterns, and the human figure
University of Maryland and VCU. After are motivating factors for her as she
over 20 years as an art educator, she has pursues printmaking.
She also enjoys

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screen printing, pastel, and watercolor at
UUFF Gallery in January and February. She
says her inspiration comes from the world
as a whole, as she has spent much of her
life living abroad in Japan, Germany, Spain,
Italy, and Morocco, before retiring here in
Fredericksburg with her husband. RhoneKubarek
has
exhibited
her
work
throughout her travels and is currently an
active member of the FCCA.

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SP: We have to start with the basics, so
tell us about yourself!
RA: I went to Mary Washington and
graduated in 1999. I currently live in
Hawaii and I like to think of myself as
a steward for the planet. I am the farm
operations manager and the apiary
manager
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Variations, which encompasses
the work Larochelle’s and RhoneKubarek’s eclectic styles, may viewed
Sundays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30
p.m. throughout January and February, or
by appointment.
The UUFF Gallery is
located
at
25
Chalice
Circle,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22405, behind
the Chatham office park. Call (540) 3104001 for more information or to make an
appointment to see the show.

retired from Arlington County Schools to
devote her full time to art .
“Under the Umbrella”
Linda Rose Larochelle

Larochelle’s work has been
featured in the Washington Post,
Northern Virginia Magazine and Elan
Magazine. She has had shown her work in
Georgetown; in Virginia in Occoquan,
Lorton, Charlottesville and locally at the
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative
Arts (FCCA); and in Houston, Texas. She is
a member of Washington Project for the
Arts.

A variety of mediums have
captured Rhone-Kubarek’s imagination
over the years. She will show collage,

SP: Do you have any parting words?
SP: What is one of the accomplishments
during your tenure that you are most
proud of?

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She is the publisher of Fredericksburg
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Sally Rhone-Kubarek has been
fascinated with art since she was a child.
She says, “The first book I bought on my
own was calledThe Art Teacher. It was full
of many projects for students of my age. I
must have tried most of them since the
book looks very worn in its place on my
bookshelf.”

Rhone-Kubarek completed two
years of formal training in Fine Arts at
Syracuse University, and she has attended
numerous art workshops throughout
Europe and the United states.

Oh, and I founded Marenje Marimba [a
program of Downtown Greens] in
2007 and we have taught the next
generation how to make the instruments
and the music of Zimbabwe.

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RA: There are two, first: finding wonderful
people to step up and take leadership
roles, and second,
the most recent one: putting the land in a
conservation easement. That was a longstanding desire that we were never really
able to do until just recently. That was
able to happen because of having stable
leadership throughout the organization.
SP: What specific thing(s) about DTG
makes it special to you?
RA: The care for the land that has been
happening for 21 years. People have been
coming together to take care of that
corner of Fredericksburg, and I think
that’s not something we see people doing
anymore because most things are owned
personally. Downtown Greens is owned by
the community, being a 501c3, so people
come there and give their time and energy
because they really want to be there doing
it. When you want to be doing something
it’s fun, exciting, and impassioned.
SP: Do you have any advice for Kathy as
she begins her presidency?

RA: I’m grateful for all of my involvement
in Downtown Greens, for everybody that
made that possible and for the volunteers
who show up and continue to work.
SP: If you could be any animal what animal
would you be?
RA: I’d be one of the groundhogs that
hang out at Downtown Greens. They’re
sitting pretty down there!
SP: What is your favorite flower?
RA: The sunflower because it’s so beautiful
and it reminds me of the sun, by its name
and in its image and that’s what we all
need, a little sunshine.
SP: Thanks so much, Ryan, for your
service. If I’ve learned anything from
working with you for the past four years,
you’ll be back for more whirlwind youth
instrument-making camps or construction
sessions. Lucky for us, leaving the Board
doesn’t mean you’ll leave your passion for
Downtown Greens and its mission.